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HANSARD Support for SMEs: Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I congratulate the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) on opening the debate so well. I echo…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Live Events and Weddings: Covid-19 SupportI thank you, Mr Gray, for chairing today’s debate, and I thank the 209 petitioners in my constituency—couples waiting for their happy day and the many people working in the…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Regulations: Assisted Deaths AbroadClearly, we are debating the most sensitive of issues, and we need more investment in the research and practice of palliative care. I ask the Health Secretary what additional…05 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Terrorism Threat LevelI thank both the Minister for his statement and the security services for the work that they do, day in, day out, to keep us safe. We know that many perpetrators of terrorism are…05 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption Loan SchemeCharities have been pushed in the direction of CBILs as well, and of course that is completely inappropriate, so to add to the list, will the hon. Gentleman say that charities…05 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption Loan SchemeI, too, am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for bringing forward this debate. Ninety-four businesses in my constituency have taken out a CBILS loan, but they are really concerned…05 Nov 2020HANSARDCharity Sector: Covid-19 SupportOn Monday, the Prime Minister said he would be “doing much more over the winter to support the voluntary sector”. —[ Official Report , 2 November 2020; Vol. 683, c. 41.] The…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Further Education FundingI thank my hon. Friend for that point. She is absolutely right. When a course is completed, we see the impact on productivity. We know that the Government have had a real problem…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Further Education FundingIt is pleasure to serve under you, Mr Hosie, and to follow the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse). I wish to start on the point with which she ended. I have seen the power of…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Further Education FundingIn the light of the current economic situation, will the Minister look at extending that opportunity to allow people who have already achieved a level 3 qualification to change…04 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen somebody under the age of 18 commits an offence, they join the long list of those waiting for their cases to come to a hearing, and they are then tried in the adult courts.…03 Nov 2020HANSARD Government Response to Covid-19I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for initiating today’s debate. Will he also note that had the Government not stripped our NHS so bare that it did not even have enough PPE to…03 Nov 2020HANSARD Government Response to Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Sir Charles. On 31 January, the first case of coronavirus occurred in the UK, in my constituency. At that point, we had real…03 Nov 2020HANSARD Lockdown: Economic SupportYesterday, the Prime Minister said that he would be doing much more to support the voluntary sector. Bearing in mind that 10% of charities are likely to fold, with a deficit of…03 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19Two weeks ago, I asked the Health Secretary about the button that was meant to be on the app to release a reference code for people to claim the £500. The Health Secretary…02 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateCharities have never been more needed. As fundraising opportunities have dried up and retail stores are closing down, charities are predicted to have a £10 billion deficit, and…02 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Support for Rugby LeagueI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for securing today’s debate. York City Knights have worked so hard to climb to third in the championship and should be entering the new York…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19If we had had a short circuit break at the beginning of autumn, fewer people would have been sick and fewer people would have died. The reality now is that we face a long, harsh…02 Nov 2020HANSARD Down Syndrome Awareness MonthI appreciate that this is a really sensitive topic, but we know that coming into the world is a real challenge for somebody with Down’s syndrome. Will the Minister go away and…22 Oct 2020HANSARD Down Syndrome Awareness MonthI am grateful to the hon. Member for securing this debate, having worked with people with Down’s syndrome for many years. I put on the record my huge gratitude to the Once Seen…22 Oct 2020